It is comforting to know that this RDC variant, along with twin cab car 140 and the only extant mid-train coach from the Roger Williams train set, are all safely on display, in New Haven colors, at the Danbury Railroad Museum in Connecticut.
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| Posted by Paul P on May 22, 2012 | |
Whoa. The answer to a question no one should have asked.
Whats the back story here?
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| Posted by FrankB on May 22, 2012 | |
Wow, thank you! There are not too many photo's of this unique train from that time period.
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Wow what a rare gem. Looks like the child of an Alco FA & an RDC.
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The remaining mid-train coach from this trainset (now at Danbury) was operated by the Maryland Rail Commuter Agency (MARC) on their non-electrified routes to/from Washington DC through the 1980s. The interior of this car seemed really different from a "standard" RDC.
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Such an interesting looking piece of equipment. I can't tell if this is a diesel trying to become a passenger car or a passenger car trying to become a diesel? All kidding aside thanks for posting this unique photo!
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This looks like the mask that "Frankenstein" from Death Race wore. You can almost see his eyes just about the 'mating worms' logo for PC. Great photo.
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This combination was a New Haven concept. The original set was called the "Roger Williams", which consisted of a 6 car all RDC train with the NH 141 and 140 being converted into a EMD F unit-like front cab, to help reduce the risk of crew fatalities in wrecks. Consist included cars 160 thru 163 with 161 being converted into a diner. There is a very detailed write-up about this consist on New Haven in the September 1969 "Model Railroader", including consist listing and car diagrams.
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I've never seen anything like this before! Looks cool. Too bad the ICRR had nothing like this!
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